[EOL] Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500GB 2.5" 7200RPM 16MB Cache Notebook Hard Drive - ST9500420ASG

Seagate Momentus 7200.4 500G 2.5" 7200RPM 16MB Cache Notebook Hard Drive - ST9500420ASG

Highest Available Notebook Performance
The Seagate Momentus 7200.4 drive delivers the highest available laptop hard drive capacity while satisfying today's need for desktop performance in a notebook computer. System builders can count on extending the life of their 7200-RPM laptops by eliminating the need to replace or upgrade due to performance obsolescence issues. All this without sacrificing battery life, because these new 7200-RPM drives draw only slightly more power than a 5400-RPM laptop drive.

When it comes to getting more time back in your day, nothing feels better than a well-performing laptop. Our Momentus 7200-RPM drives can give precious moments back when you really need them. In fact, Seagate 7200-RPM drives can shut your system down 34 percent faster, and opening big files can be up to 30 seconds faster than a 5400-RPM drive can manage. When it's your turn to shine, your 7200-RPM Seagate drive won't keep you waiting.

G-Force Protection
Additionally, the Momentus 7200-RPM family comes with an optional G-Force Protection feature for hardcore road warriors or even aspiring warriors in need of extra robustness. The G-Force Protection feature provides enhanced data protection against shock that may occur while the drive is operating. This feature is designed to decrease the likelihood of data loss by detecting a freefall event and unloading the actuator before a shock takes place in falls of greater than 8 inches (nominal). The drive uses a drop sensor mounted on the printed circuit board assembly to sense this event and protect your data.

Market Opportunity
Demand for drives for laptop computers continues to grow exponentially. The laptop transition is driven by technology, as the performance gap between desktops and laptop PCs continues to close, making it possible to run the same applications on a laptop that users would previously have run on a desktop. Users no longer have to sacrifice performance for mobility.

Features

• Highest available notebook performance increases productivity in all environments
• SATA 3Gb/s interface with Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and command ordering
• 16-MB cache on every capacity
• Green features:
  – Leverages Seagate laptop power management technology, delivering the lowest-power 7200-RPM laptop hard drive yet
  – Utilizes ramp load features that remove the head from the disk during idle periods, improving idle power consumption and adding to the durability of the drive
• Optional G-Force Protection feature adds another layer of robustness for road warriors
• QuietStep technology enables ultra-quiet load/unload acoustics
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
• Fluid dynamic bearing motor for quiet operation
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting

Applications

• High-performance and mainstream laptop PCs
• Small form factor PCs
• Workstations
• Non-mission-critical blade servers and industrial applications